[Bards] Eisteddfod

[John Hirling]

Perhaps I need to also make it clear that one piece must either be a period
piece or a piece (original or otherwise) in reflecting a period style.
~ihon

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:16 AM, John Hirling <jhirling at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings all
>
> Eisteddfod will be held at Central Region 12th Night.  We will begin at
> 10:30 am - assuming no conflict with morning court.
>
> The first round will be the piece you consider your best.  Depending on the
> number of competitors, some or all will move on to the second round.
>
> In order to win, one of your pieces must be an SCA or Ansteorran piece
> (original or otherwise) and one of your pieces must have brief
> documentation.  A suggested outline can be found below.
>
> Yes -- your best piece can be your SCA/Ansteorran and/or your documented
> piece.
>
> I advise preparing at least three pieces - more may be necessary.
>
> Warm regards,
> ~ihon
> Premier Bard of Ansteorra
>
> *Outline for Eisteddfod Documentation:*
>
>               I.      Basic information
>
> a.        For non-original pieces:
>
>                                                                i.
> Title
>
>                                                               ii.
> Date
>
>                                                             iii.      Area
> of origin
>
> b.       For original pieces
>
>                                                                i.
> Title
>
>                                                               ii.      Period
> (century) upon which the piece is based
>
>                                                             iii.      Area
> where the style would have been heard/seen
>
> *Note: all this could be part of the title of your documentation:  e.g.
> Upon a Dead Man's Head: A poem by the English poet, John Skelton ca.1498 *
> or* My Superior Poem, an original Sonnet based on the English form
> utilized **by **William Shakespeare* (1564 – 1616)* .*
>
>             II.      The elements of the piece that were characteristic in
> period - e.g.  this original song utilizes a two rhyming couplets followed
> by a nonsense chorus as one might find in *The Famous Ratcatcher*,  earliest
> know printing, 1615.
>
>          III.      Some short discussion of what make your piece a
> 'standout' in preparation or performance e.g. The piece requires exceptional
> breath control and exhibits difficult changes in pitch and meter [*assuming
> it does*] *or* While Middle English would have been easily understood by
> the original auditors, it was necessary to seek a balance between the
> original pronunciation and what is accessible to the modern ear.
>
>           IV.      At least two resources - please do not use Wikipedia
>
>
> --
> " The heart of the human problem is the heart of the human." Max Lucado
>



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" The heart of the human problem is the heart of the human." Max Lucado